up yours
Rude rejection gesture
Up yours is a vulgar dismissal expressing contempt or defiance, equivalent to "go to hell" or "fuck you." The phrase implies an obscene gesture—shoving something up someone's rear end.
It often accompanies or substitutes for an extended middle finger: He told them up yours and walked out.
Sometimes softened to up yours with a rubber hose for comic effect.
Defiance of established power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- dismissalRemoval from position
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- refusalAct of declining
contempt · insubordination · middle finger · gesture · flip off · bird · obscene · provocative
Causing displeasure or attack-oriented
- rudeOffensively ill-mannered
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- tauntInsulting provocation
profanity · expletive · obscenity · slur · jeer · gibe · affront · insolence
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- outrageFierce moral indignation
exasperation · livid · fuming · seething · incensed · aggression · frustration · animosity
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- dismissalRemoval from position
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
refusal · contempt · insubordination · middle finger · gesture · flip off · bird · obscene · provocative · confrontational
offensive
Causing displeasure or attack-oriented
taunt · profanity · expletive · obscenity · slur · jeer · gibe · affront · insolence · derogatory
rage
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
outrage · exasperation · livid · fuming · seething · incensed · aggression · frustration · animosity · vexation
- dismissalsgo away, get out, leave, scram, beat it
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
up yoursplease
Polite appeal word
thank you · you're welcome · with all due respect · if you please · at your service
up yoursbless you
Response to a sneeze
I love you · God bless you · take care · all the best · peace be with you
up yoursyes sir
Respectful military assent
yes ma'am · of course · certainly · absolutely · right away